Splatter Painting

Last week we tried splatter painting. We talked about Jackson Pollock (from this book) - Pollock says that there were no accidents in his work and that everything was deliberately placed. I think I have more appreciation for his artwork after trying it!

The Boys and Great Big Sea

Jason and Joshua got to go on a date last week to see Great Big Sea. This is Jason's favorite band so I think he was pretty excited about sharing the experience with Joshua. Joshua wasn't sure he wanted to go at first but when I asked Joshua about his favorite part he said "I don't have one - I liked it all!"

In the spirit of giving

My cousin and her friend are hosting an online auction for a family in need. If you could donate a craft or service check it out here. If not check her blog from December 10-14th and hopefully find some sweet Christmas presents!

Big Art for Kids

I love to have my kids' artwork on the walls of my home. We paint and create a lot and it seems like most stuff gets put in a pile. I would like to be better about displaying. What do you do with all your kids artwork?

I wish I had taken a before picture, but I picked up a framed print from Good Cheer (our local thrift store) last month. I took the print out sanded it down and then I painted with white acrylic paint to make a blank canvas for the kids. We had some leaf rubbings that we mod-podged on and then they had lots of fun painting. This is a picture of the finished piece that's on display in our home.
Total project cost: $3 for the framed print. I love upcycling!

Marshmallow Roasting

The kids really wanted a campfire for family night but there was too much rain! I might have tested Jason's Boy Scout skills if he hadn't already ridden to and from work in the down pour. So we decided to have a little marshmallow roast with the help of the stove instead.

A little marshmallow inspecting.

Here's Delia cleaning off her stick!

Mudpies to Magnets

We've been having lots of fun with a book that we got from my brother and his family - More Mudpies to Magnets: Science for Young Children. They don't have this one at our library, but they do have the original Mudpies to Magnets if you want to check it out.

This one above is called floating rainbows - it's just water and oil and then you add food coloring which eventually sinks through the oil. The kids loved watching it again and again. We had to do it again at the dinner table to show Jason when he got home.

And here we blew up a balloon without our breath. You fill the bottle with vinegar and the balloon with some baking soda.

I like this book because the ideas are simple and most of the things the experiments call for we already have on hand.

Eliza, Jara, & a lollipop

Jason says "disgusting". I thought it was kind of sweet!